SJM vs MKC vs HRL
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
SJM51.0
The J. M. Smucker Company
Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
$127.43 +1.17%$13.6B mkt cap
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MKC58.9
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
$46.35 +1.40%$12.5B mkt cap
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HRL45.9
Hormel Foods Corporation
Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
$20.40 +1.04%$11.2B mkt cap
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Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
SJM MKC HRL · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | SJM | MKC | HRL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | $0.10M | $0.20M |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-04-23 | — | — |
| 13F net change in holders | — | −5 | — |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 670 | 935 | 558 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 563 | 809 | 458 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +107 | +126 | +100 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | SJM | MKC | HRL |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 59.3x
95th
|
8.4x
9th
|
32.8x
86th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | — | 0.26
20th
|
— |
| Price / sales | 1.5x
90th
|
1.6x
93rd
|
0.9x
63rd
|
| Price / book | 2.4x
70th
|
1.8x
52nd
|
1.4x
33rd
|
| Price / tangible book | — | — | 9.9x
88th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 8.6x
41st
|
13.5x
63rd
|
14.4x
70th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 7.1x
52nd
|
10.9x
79th
|
10.3x
76th
|
| Enterprise value | $20.5B
93rd
|
$16.4B
90th
|
$13.2B
80th
|
| EV / sales | 2.2x
93rd
|
2.1x
90th
|
1.1x
53rd
|
| EV / EBITDA | 15.3x
81st
|
12.3x
65th
|
15.1x
77th
|
| EV / EBIT | 26.1x
92nd
|
15.5x
62nd
|
22.0x
75th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 12.9x
41st
|
17.7x
63rd
|
16.9x
56th
|
| Earnings yield | 1.7%
30th
|
12.0%
93rd
|
3.1%
37th
|
| FCF yield | 11.7%
63rd
|
7.4%
43rd
|
7.0%
37th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 14.0%
50th
|
9.1%
23rd
|
9.7%
27th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $50.88
55th
|
$56.89
70th
|
$14.11
15th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | SJM | MKC | HRL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 38.7%
87th
|
39.1%
90th
|
15.7%
17th
|
| EBITDA margin | 14.6%
77th
|
17.3%
87th
|
7.2%
27th
|
| Operating margin | 9.0%
80th
|
13.8%
97th
|
4.7%
30th
|
| EBIT margin | 8.6%
57th
|
13.8%
93rd
|
4.9%
33rd
|
| Net margin | 2.5%
30th
|
19.4%
100th
|
2.8%
33rd
|
| NOPAT margin | 4.9%
50th
|
10.1%
93rd
|
3.1%
23rd
|
| FCF margin | 17.3%
100th
|
12.0%
80th
|
6.4%
33rd
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 20.9%
100th
|
14.8%
80th
|
9.0%
27th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 16.7%
57th
|
22.6%
80th
|
9.1%
20th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.3%
28th
|
0.6%
55th
|
0.2%
21st
|
| Effective tax rate | 45.6%
100th
|
26.7%
80th
|
34.4%
93rd
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | SJM | MKC | HRL |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 3.9%
29th
|
23.4%
100th
|
4.3%
36th
|
| ROA | 1.4%
30th
|
10.0%
90th
|
2.6%
37th
|
| ROIC | 3.6%
23rd
|
7.1%
50th
|
3.8%
30th
|
| ROCE | 5.6%
37th
|
8.7%
57th
|
5.3%
27th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 4.6%
33rd
|
7.1%
47th
|
4.5%
27th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 15.2%
63rd
|
10.4%
30th
|
11.1%
37th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 21.8%
57th
|
18.0%
37th
|
14.3%
7th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 0.4%
21st
|
6.1%
54th
|
4.6%
29th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 0.7%
22nd
|
7.2%
44th
|
7.5%
56th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | -0.8%
12th
|
15.5%
77th
|
9.7%
50th
|
| Incremental ROIC | -91.5%
14th
|
18.2%
45th
|
49.1%
52nd
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | SJM | MKC | HRL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 5.1%
50th
|
13.2%
83rd
|
0.7%
30th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | -2.2%
30th
|
4.6%
80th
|
-0.4%
43rd
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 2.7%
52nd
|
5.2%
62nd
|
-0.1%
24th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 3.0%
30th
|
4.6%
48th
|
3.3%
33rd
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 6.8%
59th
|
7.4%
66th
|
-2.5%
14th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 43.2%
100th
|
4.5%
48th
|
-21.1%
5th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | — | 91.6%
76th
|
-54.6%
10th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | — | 32.1%
84th
|
-26.9%
11th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | — | 91.5%
76th
|
-54.6%
10th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | — | 32.2%
84th
|
-27.0%
11th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | -21.8%
5th
|
14.5%
79th
|
-16.9%
16th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 136.2%
87th
|
16.7%
57th
|
24.4%
61st
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 20.3%
67th
|
5.9%
29th
|
-2.5%
19th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 9.7%
46th
|
2.4%
25th
|
-0.3%
12th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | -7.7%
12th
|
11.6%
77th
|
0.4%
27th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | -0.8%
19th
|
2.3%
75th
|
0.5%
38th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | -4.1%
5th
|
15.4%
85th
|
-3.7%
10th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | SJM | MKC | HRL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 37.4%
86th
|
38.6%
90th
|
16.3%
14th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 4.6%
21st
|
15.1%
97th
|
7.3%
48th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | -1.8%
14th
|
14.2%
100th
|
5.2%
62nd
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 10.8%
79th
|
11.8%
93rd
|
6.4%
45th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.95
83rd
|
0.81
55th
|
0.65
28th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.27
41st
|
0.48
59th
|
0.66
93rd
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.95
69th
|
0.97
90th
|
0.96
86th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | SJM | MKC | HRL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $43.2M
13th
|
$331.1M
60th
|
$868.4M
83rd
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$6.9B
13th
|
−$3.9B
23rd
|
−$2.0B
33rd
|
| Working capital | −$297.6M
13th
|
−$1.5B
3rd
|
$1.7B
93rd
|
| Current ratio | 0.87
17th
|
0.66
3rd
|
1.88
53rd
|
| Quick ratio | 0.35
7th
|
0.66
27th
|
0.92
57th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.02
3rd
|
0.07
13th
|
0.46
73rd
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 89 days
10th
|
219 days
33rd
|
439 days
67th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | SJM | MKC | HRL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $6.9B
83rd
|
$4.2B
80th
|
$2.9B
67th
|
| Debt / equity | 1.20
70th
|
0.61
48th
|
0.36
33rd
|
| Net debt / equity | 1.19
74th
|
0.56
56th
|
0.25
44th
|
| Debt / assets | 42.6%
67th
|
25.5%
37th
|
21.5%
30th
|
| Debt / capital | 54.5%
70th
|
37.7%
48th
|
26.7%
33rd
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 5.17
81st
|
3.19
46th
|
3.27
50th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.14
81st
|
2.94
58th
|
2.28
50th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 2.2x
33rd
|
4.7x
53rd
|
7.6x
63rd
|
| Cash interest coverage | 5.3x
40th
|
5.1x
37th
|
13.9x
63rd
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 3.6 yrs
55th
|
3.7 yrs
59th
|
2.6 yrs
38th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 64.5%
70th
|
54.4%
57th
|
40.9%
30th
|
| IS credit model rating | BB- | BB+ | A+ |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 550
67th
|
400
57th
|
125
33rd
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | SJM | MKC | HRL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.54
10th
|
0.51
3rd
|
0.91
47th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 2.86
21st
|
5.00
62nd
|
5.62
76th
|
| Inventory turnover | 4.4
23rd
|
7.1
63rd
|
5.7
40th
|
| Receivables turnover | 14.5
57th
|
10.2
33rd
|
16.2
70th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 25 days
43rd
|
36 days
67th
|
23 days
30th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 84 days
77th
|
52 days
37th
|
65 days
60th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 79 days
90th
|
104 days
97th
|
25 days
10th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 29 days
23rd
|
−17 days
0th
|
62 days
63rd
|
| Capex / revenue | 3.5%
63rd
|
2.8%
40th
|
2.6%
37th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.59
27th
|
0.79
47th
|
1.14
80th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 21.1%
57th
|
28.5%
77th
|
12.2%
23rd
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | SJM | MKC | HRL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 8.32
100th
|
0.77
0th
|
3.19
77th
|
| FCF / net income | 6.92
100th
|
0.62
14th
|
2.28
77th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 83.2%
83rd
|
81.2%
66th
|
71.5%
41st
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 16.8%
17th
|
18.8%
34th
|
28.5%
59th
|
| Accruals ratio | -9.9%
23rd
|
2.3%
100th
|
-5.6%
73rd
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -1.7%
67th
|
-6.0%
27th
|
-4.5%
37th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 0.75
5th
|
0.50
0th
|
0.75
5th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | SJM | MKC | HRL |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 51
57th
|
59
73rd
|
46
43rd
|
| IS profitability | 43
87th
|
51
93rd
|
15
20th
|
| IS growth | 60
60th
|
69
80th
|
21
7th
|
| IS value | 39
17th
|
76
83rd
|
45
27th
|
| IS momentum | 88
83rd
|
77
60th
|
55
20th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 30
17th
|
50
30th
|
90
63rd
|
| IS quality | 72
77th
|
64
57th
|
61
47th
|
| IS balance sheet | 27
23rd
|
43
50th
|
65
60th
|
| IS earnings quality | 73
53rd
|
71
37th
|
83
87th
|
| IS cash flow | 73
97th
|
52
50th
|
61
60th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 8
83rd
|
6
53rd
|
4
3rd
|
| Altman Z-score | 1.4
17th
|
1.9
33rd
|
3.5
63rd
|
| Beneish M-score | −3.30
7th
|
−2.14
87th
|
−2.90
33rd
|
| Ohlson O-score | −7.77
53rd
|
−7.98
50th
|
−8.71
23rd
|
| IS credit score | 35
30th
|
49
43rd
|
76
67th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | SJM | MKC | HRL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $13.6B
93rd
|
$12.5B
90th
|
$11.2B
87th
|
| Revenue | $9.2B
77th
|
$7.7B
70th
|
$12.1B
87th
|
| EBITDA | $1.3B
83rd
|
$1.3B
80th
|
$872.4M
67th
|
| Net income | $229.5M
73rd
|
$1.5B
100th
|
$342.6M
80th
|
| Free cash flow | $1.6B
97th
|
$925.9M
90th
|
$780.9M
77th
|
| Total assets | $16.2B
87th
|
$16.7B
90th
|
$13.3B
80th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $5.8B
80th
|
$7.0B
87th
|
$7.8B
97th
|
| Employees | 8,000
53rd
|
14,100
77th
|
20,000
87th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | SJM | MKC | HRL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +1.2% | +1.4% | +1.0% |
| 1 week | +6.3% | +4.5% | +7.9% |
| 1 month | +3.0% | −5.8% | −0.2% |
| 3 months | +13.2% | −10.3% | −18.1% |
| 6 months | +33.4% | −12.2% | −1.1% |
| Year to date | +33.2% | −29.1% | −7.9% |
| 1 year | +24.3% | −26.4% | −9.0% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +21.0% | −18.8% | −35.3% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +20.9% | −34.1% | −41.1% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | SJM | MKC | HRL |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 66.7 | 46.3 | 54.6 |
| From 52-week high | −6.2% | −34.1% | −21.6% |
| From 52-week low | +44.4% | +8.3% | +8.7% |
| Beta | 0.27 | 0.64 | 0.29 |
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